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Esther Versluis will take up the position of dean of the faculty. Patrick Bijsmans will continue in his role as Associate Dean for Education. Darian Meacham will join the Faculty Board as Associate Dean for Research.

Maastricht researchers Prof. Dr. Hylke Dijkstra and Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars have received a €6.6 million research grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to study knowledge security in the Netherlands and Europe.

How can we improve diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of head and neck cancer? Francesco Missale studies this: from new microscopes and immunotherapy to tumour markers.

On Saturday 23 May 2026, around 1,300 alumni gathered at the Tapijnkazerne in Maastricht to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maastricht University. With bright sunshine and summer temperatures reaching 29 degrees, the Tapijnkazerne became the setting for a large open-air reunion.

Lars Eijssen, Mike Gerards and David Barnett are all involved in implementing data science in the bachelor’s and master’s programmes in Biomedical Sciences. All three concur that data science is inevitable in this rapidly changing field.

The Executive Board of Maastricht University has reappointed Prof. Dr. Thomas Cleij as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Thomas will continue to lead the faculty until March 2031.

Graduates of higher professional education still find work relatively quickly and generally fit well into the job market. At the same time, the latest figures from the HBO Monitor 2025 show that the labour market position of HBO graduates is slightly less favourable than it was a year ago.

Women experience side effects from medication twice as often as men. Yet doctors still prescribe the same dosage. This is because men and women process medication differently. Aurélie Carlier uses computer models to investigate these differences.

On 16 April 2026, the UM XR network brought together staff from across faculties and expertise centres at the new XR Lab at the Inner City University Library to strengthen collaboration and explore a more connected approach to immersive technologies in education and research.

Alessandro Cuomo and Ellen Vos, ‘The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change: Fit For Purpose?’ (2026) 63 Common Market Law Review